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Notice Of Preclearance Activity Under The Voting Rights Act Of 1965, As Amended

Notice Date: 02/09/2001

This periodic notice of preclearance submissions and actions is issued pursuant to the Attorney General's Procedures for the Administration of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (Part 51 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations). The Attorney General has 60 days from the date of receipt to respond to each submission of voting changes. We invite persons interested in pending submissions to submit comments and information, in writing or by telephone, to the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division at the earliest possible date to assure that they may be considered during the preclearance review time period. Telephone 1-800-253-3931 or (202) 307-2385 or write to Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, P.O.Box 66128, Washington D.C. 20035-6128 (the envelope and first page should be marked "Comment under Section 5").

Notices of preclearance can also be accessed on the Internet directly at www.usdoj.gov/crt/voting/sec_5/notices.htm or from the Department of Justice Home Page at www.usdoj.gov. Click on Organizations and Information from the Menu on the Department of Justice Home Page, then select the Civil Rights Division Home Page from the alphabetical list. Notices are listed under "Special Issues" on the Civil Rights Division Home Page.

The following submissions of Voting changes, submissions of items of additional information, notices of withdrawal of a submitted voting change, and requests for the Attorney General to reconsider an objection were received on the dates indicated.


01/31/2001 - 2000-3155
    State: ALASKA
Subjurisdiction:
Voter registration
Absentee Voting
Ballot format
Election administration
Voting qualifications/eligibility
Candidate qualification procedures
Candidate qualifications to serve in office
Redistricting procedures
Initiative, referendum, recall procedures
Resubmission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

02/01/2001 - 1985-1722
    State: ALABAMA
County: RANDOLPH
Subjurisdiction: WOODLAND
Annexation
Submission received

02/01/2001 - 2000-3928
    State: ALABAMA
County: RANDOLPH
Subjurisdiction: WOODLAND
Annexation
Resubmission received

02/01/2001 - 2000-4353
    State: ALABAMA
County: RANDOLPH
Subjurisdiction: WOODLAND
Incorporation
Method of election
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received

02/01/2001 - 2001-0353
    State: TEXAS
County: DELTA, FANNIN, LAMAR
Subjurisdiction: CHISUM INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received

02/02/2001 - 1988-0253
    State: TEXAS
County: COLLIN
Subjurisdiction: NEVADA
Incorporation
Submission received

02/02/2001 - 1997-0614
    State: TEXAS
County: COLLIN
Subjurisdiction: NEVADA
Polling place (Changed)
Resubmission received

02/02/2001 - 2000-1212
    State: TEXAS
County: COLLIN
Subjurisdiction: NEVADA
Annexation
Related submission received

02/02/2001 - 2000-1212
    State: TEXAS
County: COLLIN
Subjurisdiction: NEVADA
Annexation
Resubmission received

02/02/2001 - 2000-2501
    State: ALABAMA
County: CULLMAN
Subjurisdiction: HANCEVILLE
Annexation
Resubmission received

02/02/2001 - 2000-4212
    State: ALABAMA
County: LEE, RUSSELL
Subjurisdiction: PHENIX CITY
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Additional information received

02/02/2001 - 2000-4352
    State: ALABAMA
County: CULLMAN
Subjurisdiction: HANCEVILLE
Annexation
Submission received

02/02/2001 - 2001-0112
    State: GEORGIA
County: FAYETTE
Subjurisdiction: BROOKS
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Additional information received

02/02/2001 - 2001-0350
    State: TEXAS
County: HIDALGO
Subjurisdiction: MISSION CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Absentee Voting (Procedures)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

02/02/2001 - 2001-0351
    State: TEXAS
County: ARANSAS, KLEBERG, NUECES, SAN PATRICIO
Subjurisdiction: CORPUS CHRISTI
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place
Polling place (Changed)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Polling place (Name change)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

02/02/2001 - 2001-0352
    State: TEXAS
County: BEXAR
Subjurisdiction: HARLANDALE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Special election procedures
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

02/02/2001 - 2001-0354
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: ST. TAMMANY
Subjurisdiction: ABITA SPRINGS
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received

02/02/2001 - 2001-0355
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: FRANKLIN
Subjurisdiction:
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

02/02/2001 - 2001-0356
    State: TEXAS
County: REAGAN
Subjurisdiction: SANTA RITA UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

02/02/2001 - 2001-0357
    State: TEXAS
County: COLLIN
Subjurisdiction: NEVADA
Annexation
Submission received

02/02/2001 - 2001-0358
    State: SOUTH CAROLINA
County: FLORENCE
Subjurisdiction: FLORENCE
Annexation
Submission received

02/02/2001 - 2001-0359
    State: TEXAS
County: SHELBY
Subjurisdiction: CENTER
Annexation
Submission received

02/02/2001 - 2001-0360
    State: ALABAMA
County: BALDWIN
Subjurisdiction: FAIRHOPE
Annexation
Submission received

02/02/2001 - 2001-0361
    State: GEORGIA
County: COWETA
Subjurisdiction: SHARPSBURG
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received

02/02/2001 - 2001-0362
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: SABINE
Subjurisdiction: SABINE PARISH ROAD DISTRICT #4, WARD 7
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

02/02/2001 - 2001-0363
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: LAFAYETTE
Subjurisdiction: BROUSSARD
Annexation
Designation of annexed area to election district
Submission received

02/02/2001 - 2001-0364
    State: TEXAS
County: WALLER
Subjurisdiction: HEMPSTEAD
Annexation
Submission received

02/02/2001 - 2001-0365
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: CALDWELL
Subjurisdiction:
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

02/02/2001 - 2001-0366
    State: TEXAS
County: HARRIS
Subjurisdiction: HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT #82
Annexation
Submission received

02/02/2001 - 2001-0367
    State: TEXAS
County: BREWSTER
Subjurisdiction: ALPINE
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

02/02/2001 - 2001-0368
    State: ALABAMA
County: SHELBY
Subjurisdiction: CHELSEA
Annexation
Submission received

02/02/2001 - 2001-0431
    State: ARIZONA
County: MARICOPA
Subjurisdiction: PEORIA
Candidate qualifications to serve in office
Submission received

02/05/2001 - 2000-4075
    State: TEXAS
County: HARRIS
Subjurisdiction: HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT #367
Annexation
Resubmission received

02/05/2001 - 2001-0302
    State: TEXAS
County: HOUSTON
Subjurisdiction: CROCKETT
Precinct
Polling place (Changed)
Additional information received

02/05/2001 - 2001-0319
    State: TEXAS
County: WISE
Subjurisdiction: RHOME
Annexation
Notice of withdrawal

02/05/2001 - 2001-0369
    State: TEXAS
County: TRAVIS, WILLIAMSON
Subjurisdiction: ROUND ROCK
Annexation
Submission received

02/05/2001 - 2001-0370
    State: TEXAS
County: FAYETTE
Subjurisdiction: GIDDINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

02/05/2001 - 2001-0371
    State: TEXAS
County: TITUS
Subjurisdiction: MOUNT PLEASANT
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

02/05/2001 - 2001-0372
    State: VIRGINIA
County: MATHEWS
Subjurisdiction:
Voter registration (Additional location)
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received

02/05/2001 - 2001-0373
    State: TEXAS
County: SMITH
Subjurisdiction: WHITEHOUSE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Polling place (Name change)
Submission received

02/05/2001 - 2001-0374
    State: GEORGIA
County: WASHINGTON
Subjurisdiction: DAVISBORO
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received

02/05/2001 - 2001-0375
    State: ARIZONA
County: PIMA
Subjurisdiction: MARANA
Annexation
Submission received

02/05/2001 - 2001-0376
    State: TEXAS
County: AUSTIN
Subjurisdiction: BELLVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

02/05/2001 - 2001-0377
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: CAMERON
Subjurisdiction: CAMERON PARISH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

02/05/2001 - 2001-0378
    State: TEXAS
County: WILLACY
Subjurisdiction: RAYMONDVILLE
Precinct (Added)
Submission received

02/05/2001 - 2001-0389
    State: TEXAS
County: CAMERON
Subjurisdiction: SANTA ROSA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received

02/05/2001 - 2001-0391
    State: TEXAS
County: WINKLER
Subjurisdiction: KERMIT
Election administration
Submission received

02/05/2001 - 2001-0394
    State: TEXAS
County: FORT BEND
Subjurisdiction: BURNEY ROAD MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
Annexation
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

02/06/2001 - 2000-4589
    State: MISSISSIPPI
County: RANKIN
Subjurisdiction: FLORENCE
Annexation
Related submission received

02/06/2001 - 2001-0014
    State: GEORGIA
County: WALKER
Subjurisdiction: CHICKAMAUGA
Annexation
Related submission received

02/06/2001 - 2001-0073
    State: ALASKA
Subjurisdiction: ADAK
Incorporation
Additional information received

02/06/2001 - 2001-0300
    State: TEXAS
County: ROBERTSON
Subjurisdiction: HEARNE
Special election procedures (Charter amendment)
Additional information received

02/06/2001 - 2001-0380
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: VERMILION
Subjurisdiction: VERMILION PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT #1
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received

02/06/2001 - 2001-0381
    State: GEORGIA
County: GWINNETT
Subjurisdiction: SNELLVILLE
Annexation
Submission received

02/06/2001 - 2001-0382
    State: GEORGIA
County: WALKER
Subjurisdiction: CHICKAMAUGA
Annexation
Submission received

02/06/2001 - 2001-0383
    State: MISSISSIPPI
County: RANKIN
Subjurisdiction: FLORENCE
Annexation
Submission received

02/06/2001 - 2001-0384
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: ACADIA
Subjurisdiction: ACADIA PARISH FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT #1
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

02/06/2001 - 2001-0385
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: WEST BATON ROUGE
Subjurisdiction:
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

02/06/2001 - 2001-0386
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: JEFFERSON DAVIS
Subjurisdiction: JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

02/06/2001 - 2001-0387
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: LIVINGSTON
Subjurisdiction: LIVINGSTON PARISH SCHOOL DISTRICT #32-A
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received

02/06/2001 - 2001-0388
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: LIVINGSTON
Subjurisdiction: LIVINGSTON PARISH SCHOOL DISTRICT #31
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received

02/06/2001 - 2001-0390
    State: TEXAS
County: FORT BEND
Subjurisdiction: FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT #34
Polling place (Changed)
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

02/06/2001 - 2001-0392
    State: SOUTH CAROLINA
County: DILLON
Subjurisdiction: DILLON
Annexation
Submission received

02/06/2001 - 2001-0393
    State: MISSISSIPPI
County: LEAKE
Subjurisdiction:
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

02/06/2001 - 2001-0395
    State: ALABAMA
County: ETOWAH
Subjurisdiction: RAINBOW CITY
Annexation
Submission received

02/06/2001 - 2001-0396
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: TERREBONNE
Subjurisdiction: TERREBONNE PARISH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Submission received

02/06/2001 - 2001-0397
    State: TEXAS
County: ELLIS
Subjurisdiction: WAXAHACHIE
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

02/06/2001 - 2001-0398
    State: NORTH CAROLINA
County: BERTIE
Subjurisdiction:
Voting method
Submission received

02/06/2001 - 2001-0399
    State: ARIZONA
County: PIMA
Subjurisdiction: TUCSON
Annexation
Submission received

02/06/2001 - 2001-0405
    State: VIRGINIA
County: WARREN
Subjurisdiction:
Boundary changes
Submission received

02/06/2001 - 2001-0406
    State: VIRGINIA
County: WARREN
Subjurisdiction: FRONT ROYAL
Annexation (Procedures)
Submission received

02/06/2001 - 2001-0407
    State: VIRGINIA
County: WARREN
Subjurisdiction: WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received

02/06/2001 - 2001-0408
    State: VIRGINIA
County: RAPPAHANNOCK
Subjurisdiction:
Boundary changes
Submission received

02/06/2001 - 2001-0416
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: ST. MARY
Subjurisdiction: ST. MARY PARISH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

02/06/2001 - 2001-0417
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: ST. MARY
Subjurisdiction: ST. MARY PARISH CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT #5
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

02/06/2001 - 2001-0418
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: CATAHOULA
Subjurisdiction: CATAHOULA PARISH CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT #1
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

02/06/2001 - 2001-0419
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: CATAHOULA
Subjurisdiction: CATAHOULA PARISH CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT #2
Special election procedures (Tax)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

02/06/2001 - 2001-0420
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: VERNON
Subjurisdiction: WARD THREE WARDWIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT #160
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

02/06/2001 - 2001-0421
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: VERNON
Subjurisdiction: HORNBECK SCHOOL DISTRICT #143
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

02/06/2001 - 2001-0422
    State: LOUISIANA
Parish: VERNON
Subjurisdiction: ORANGE SCHOOL DISTRICT #145
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

02/07/2001 - 2000-4600
    State: ARIZONA
County: MARICOPA
Subjurisdiction: GOODYEAR
Annexation
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Additional information received

02/07/2001 - 2001-0357
    State: TEXAS
County: COLLIN
Subjurisdiction: NEVADA
Annexation
Additional information received

02/07/2001 - 2001-0400
    State: TEXAS
County: JOHNSON
Subjurisdiction: CLEBURNE
Annexation
Submission received

02/07/2001 - 2001-0401
    State: TEXAS
County: ANGELINA
Subjurisdiction: LUFKIN
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

02/07/2001 - 2001-0402
    State: TEXAS
County: TRAVIS
Subjurisdiction: MANOR
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

02/07/2001 - 2001-0403
    State: TEXAS
County: HILL, LIMESTONE, NAVARRO
Subjurisdiction: HUBBARD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Special election procedures (Bond election)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

02/07/2001 - 2001-0409
    State: TEXAS
County: FALLS, LIMESTONE, MCLENNAN
Subjurisdiction: MART
Joint election procedures
Submission received

02/07/2001 - 2001-0410
    State: TEXAS
County: FALLS, LIMESTONE, MCLENNAN
Subjurisdiction: MART INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Joint election procedures
Submission received

02/07/2001 - 2001-0411
    State: TEXAS
County: PARKER
Subjurisdiction: SANCTUARY
Polling place (Changed)
Submission received

02/07/2001 - 2001-0412
    State: VIRGINIA
Subjurisdiction: VIRGINIA BEACH
Polling place (Changed)
Polling place (Name change)
Submission received

02/07/2001 - 2001-0413
    State: VIRGINIA
County: HENRY
Subjurisdiction:
Voter registration (Additional location)
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received

02/07/2001 - 2001-0414
    State: TEXAS
County: SMITH
Subjurisdiction: WHITEHOUSE
Annexation
Submission received

02/07/2001 - 2001-0415
    State: TEXAS
County: TARRANT
Subjurisdiction: KENNEDALE
Absentee Voting (Location changed)
Submission received
Expedited Consideration Requested

02/08/2001 - 2000-4494
    State: SOUTH CAROLINA
County: HORRY
Subjurisdiction: BRIARCLIFFE ACRES
Special election procedures (Vacancy)
Additional information received

02/08/2001 - 2001-0272
    State: ARIZONA
County: MARICOPA
Subjurisdiction: CHANDLER
Annexation
Related submission received

02/08/2001 - 2001-0423
    State: ARIZONA
County: MARICOPA
Subjurisdiction: CHANDLER
Annexation
Submission received

02/08/2001 - 2001-0424
    State: GEORGIA
County: DEKALB
Subjurisdiction:
Voter registration (Additional location)
Voter registration (Hours)
Submission received

02/08/2001 - 2001-0425
    State: SOUTH CAROLINA
County: RICHLAND
Subjurisdiction: FOREST ACRES
Annexation
Submission received

02/08/2001 - 2001-0426
    State: TEXAS
County: MORRIS
Subjurisdiction: DAINGERFIELD
Annexation
Submission received

02/08/2001 - 2001-0427
    State: VIRGINIA
County: MADISON
Subjurisdiction:
Voter registration (Relocation of registrars office)
Submission received

02/08/2001 - 2001-0428
    State: ARIZONA
County: MARICOPA
Subjurisdiction: PALO VERDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT #49
Special election procedures (Referendum)
Submission received

02/08/2001 - 2001-0429
    State: TEXAS
County: MIDLAND
Subjurisdiction: MIDLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Precinct (Consolidation)
Polling place (Consolidation)
Submission received

02/09/2001 - 2001-0225
    State: TEXAS
County: GARZA
Subjurisdiction: GARZA COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT
Method of election (Single-member districts/at large)
Districting plan
Additional information received

The Attorney General made a written request for additional information with respect to the following voting changes on the date(s) indicated:
02/05/2001 - 2000-4426
    State: TEXAS
County: HASKELL, KNOX, THROCKMORTON
Subjurisdiction: HASKELL CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Method of election (At large)
Method of election (Cumulative voting)
Implementation schedule

02/08/2001 - 2000-4444
    State: MISSISSIPPI
County: LAMAR, PEARL RIVER
Subjurisdiction: LUMBERTON
Method of election

Joseph D. Rich
Acting Chief, Voting Section
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